Hi everyone. I few quick updates before the weekend: Spore Trapping Update: No late blight spores in PEI or NB. Maine continues to find late blight spores but not reports of infection yet. Early blight spores were found in large numbers at two sites in Prince...
Hi everyone, After a few grey days with spotty showers, it looks like we’ve moved into a little drier, sunnier stretch. In looking at the PEI Dept of Ag weather stations, most of the Island has received 10-15 mm of rainfall over the last 7 days,...
Hi everyone, We’re in the middle of warm, muggy week in PEI. The forecast looks unsettled for the next few days, with chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Today’s update is slightly delayed due to the Canada Day holiday, and we don’t have all of our...
Hi everyone, Starting today, my goal is to have an Agronomy Update out on Wednesday afternoons that includes available data from various pest and disease monitoring programs as well as updates from my desk on crop progress and other tidbits to pass along. After a somewhat slower...
Hi everyone, A quick note to start the week. In looking at rainfall totals from the weekend, most of the Island received 25-35 mm between Friday and today. Despite not getting a lot of rainfall Saturday and Sunday, field conditions are generally wet. Thankfully, the forecast...
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Thanks to everyone who came out this week to our Common Scab 101 AIM Winter Workshops. Special thanks to Dr. Claudia Goyer and Dr. Rick Peters from AAFC who shared their research results and expertise on common scab with growers and industry partners. Presentations from these...
AIM Trial Report – Reduced Phosphorus: Bethany and I are currently working on reports from 2024 trials. As they are finished, you can find links to those reports on the PEI Potato Agronomy site under “Reports”. One of the first ones that I would like to...